Independent Director · GERON CORP (GERN)

John F. McDonald director compensation at Geron (FY2025): $232K

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for John F. McDonald at GERON CORP. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed April 7, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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What they were paid

GERON Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as GERON reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$68,125$0$163,674$0$231,799
FY2024$69,093—$519,156—$588,249
FY2023$55,000$0$293,400—$348,400

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: GERON CORP DEF 14A filed April 7, 2026, accession 0000886744-26-000024, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the GERON CORP filed document, accession 0000886744-26-000024. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 7, 2026.

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$231,799 John F. McDonald, FY2025 total director compensation

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Data as of April 7, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

GERON pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer and $163,674 in equity.

Committees

FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

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The rest of the GERON board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Constantine ChinoporosIndependent Director—
Dawn C. BirIndependent Director—
Elizabeth G. O'FarrellIndependent Director$282,410
Gaurav AggarwalIndependent Director$219,612
Harout SemerjianDirector—
Patricia S. AndrewsIndependent Director—
Robert J. SpiegelIndependent Director$226,174
Susan M. MolineauxIndependent Director$233,674
V. Bryan LawlisIndependent Director$233,232

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